New python events: infcall, register/memory changed.

gdb/ChangeLog:

	* NEWS: Mention new Python events.
	* Makefile.in (SUBDIR_PYTHON_OBS): Add py-infevents.o.
	(SUBDIR_PYTHON_SRCS): Add py-infevents.c.
	(py-infevents.o): New rule.
	* doc/observer.texi (inferior_call_pre, inferior_call_post)
	(memory_changed, register_changed): New observers.
	* infcall.c (call_function_by_hand): Notify observer before and
	after inferior call.
	* python/py-event.h (inferior_call_kind): New enum.
	(emit_inferior_call_event): New prototype.
	(emit_register_changed_event): New prototype.
	(emit_memory_changed_event): New prototype.
	* python/py-events.h (events_object): New registries
	inferior_call, memory_changed and register_changed.
	* python/py-evts.c (gdbpy_initialize_py_events): Add the
	inferior_call, memory_changed and register_changed registries.
	* python/py-infevents.c: New.
	* python/py-inferior.c (python_on_inferior_call_pre)
	(python_on_inferior_call_post, python_on_register_change)
	(python_on_memory_change): New functions.
	(gdbpy_initialize_inferior): Attach python handler to new
	observers.
	* python/py-infthread.c(gdbpy_create_ptid_object): New.
	(thpy_get_ptid) Use gdbpy_create_ptid_object.
	* python/python-internal.h:
	(gdbpy_create_ptid_object)
	(gdbpy_initialize_inferior_call_pre_event)
	(gdbpy_initialize_inferior_call_post_event)
	(gdbpy_initialize_register_changed_event)
	(gdbpy_initialize_memory_changed_event): New prototypes.
	* python/python.c (_initialize_python): Initialize new events.
	* valops.c (value_assign): Notify register_changed observer.

gdb/doc/ChangeLog:

	* python.texi (Events In Python): Document new events
	InferiorCallPreEvent, InferiorCallPostEvent, MemoryChangedEvent
	and RegisterChangedEvent.

gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog:

	* gdb.python/py-events.py (inferior_call_handler): New.
	(register_changed_handler, memory_changed_handler): New.
	(test_events.invoke): Register new handlers.
	* gdb.python/py-events.exp: Add tests for inferior call,
	memory_changed and register_changed events.

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diff --git a/gdb/doc/python.texi b/gdb/doc/python.texi
index 5b35306..63db2b2 100644
--- a/gdb/doc/python.texi
+++ b/gdb/doc/python.texi
@@ -2738,6 +2738,55 @@ A reference to the program space (@code{gdb.Progspace}) whose objfile list has
 been cleared.  @xref{Progspaces In Python}.
 @end defvar
 
+@item events.inferior_call_pre
+Emits @code{gdb.InferiorCallPreEvent} which indicates that a function in
+the inferior is about to be called.
+
+@defvar InferiorCallPreEvent.ptid
+The thread in which the call will be run.
+@end defvar
+
+@defvar InferiorCallPreEvent.address
+The location of the function to be called.
+@end defvar
+
+@item events.inferior_call_post
+Emits @code{gdb.InferiorCallPostEvent} which indicates that a function in
+the inferior has returned.
+
+@defvar InferiorCallPostEvent.ptid
+The thread in which the call was run.
+@end defvar
+
+@defvar InferiorCallPostEvent.address
+The location of the function that was called.
+@end defvar
+
+@item events.memory_changed
+Emits @code{gdb.MemoryChangedEvent} which indicates that the memory of the
+inferior has been modified by the @value{GDBN} user, for instance via a
+command like @w{@code{set *addr = value}}.  The event has the following
+attributes:
+
+@defvar MemoryChangedEvent.address
+The start address of the changed region.
+@end defvar
+
+@defvar MemoryChangedEvent.length
+Length in bytes of the changed region.
+@end defvar
+
+@item events.register_changed
+Emits @code{gdb.RegisterChangedEvent} which indicates that a register in the
+inferior has been modified by the @value{GDBN} user.
+
+@defvar RegisterChangedEvent.frame
+A gdb.Frame object representing the frame in which the register was modified.
+@end defvar
+@defvar RegisterChangedEvent.regnum
+Denotes which register was modified.
+@end defvar
+
 @end table
 
 @node Threads In Python